World Health Organization: Ebola's back, baby!
So… remember a few days ago when the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as having come to an end. Well, the disease is back on its bullshit again...
View ArticleEbola in a war zone: what could go wrong?
A few days after skipping out on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola decided, ‘nah,’ cropping back up in a town of around 60,000 potential carriers called Mangina, located in Congo’s North Kivu...
View ArticleWarring militant groups are making the fight against Ebola even more...
Around a month ago, Ebola popped back up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scant days after the World Health Organization had declared that another outbreak of the disease had come to an end. Trying...
View Article'No one should be sleeping well tonight': WHO encourages fear of Ebola
The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to fight off the worst Ebola outbreak in years. Butembo, a major regional hub of 1 million people, has now had a confirmed death. The World Health...
View ArticleEbola outbreak in Congo: things are getting worse
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has proven a sumbitch to contain. Since this latest "oh shit" moment in the history of this infectious outbreak started on August 1st, the...
View ArticleInfoWars and others spread lies on migrants bringing Ebola to US, officials...
Trump-aligned extremists are busily spreading disinformation online this week about 'Immigrants Are Bringing Ebola To The US.' Officials say the conspiracy amplified by Alex Jones of Infowars, Gateway...
View ArticleEbola's still raging
The last time I wrote about Ebola, there were 117 confirmed related deaths along with the 35 deaths likely related to the most recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Roll forward eight...
View ArticleEbola outbreak declared a public health emergency of international concern
Hey! Remember last month when the World Health Organization was like 'nah, let's not declare this outbreak of a viral hemorrhagic fever that's killed over 1,000 people this time around a public health...
View ArticleEbola is now a treatable disease
Ebola is now a treatable disease. Two of four experimental drugs designed to tackle Ebola have proven highly effective during field testing. Up until now, 70% infected of those infected with the Ebola...
View ArticleTrump administration ends program to monitor animal diseases that could...
Donald Trump's administration will end a federal program that monitors dangerous animal diseases that could spread to humans. This news alarms public health experts, and those who are concerned that...
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